March on Washington - 50th Anniversary

August 28, 2014 - Nathaniel Scott, 49, of Memphis, cries during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN on Wednesday. "He (Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.) made the way for me. Seriously. Back in '63, he made the way," Scott said. "Thank God for 50 years of moving forward. We've evolved so much. We're living the dream." The free event was inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have A Dream", speech and the people who attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 50 years ago on August 28, 1963. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)

Three women who attended previous March's on Washington, from left, Armanda Hawkins of Memphis, Vera Moore of Washington, and Betty Waller Gray of Richmond, Va., (holding sign) listen to the speakers during the March on Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. President Barack Obama will speak later Wednesday. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Sandy Redman of Pine Top, N.C., cries as she listen to President Barack Obama speak at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, during the anniversary of March on Washington. Redman attended the first march 50 years ago. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Audience members sing along as singer Heather Headley performs during a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 28,2013, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The president was set to lead civil rights pioneers Wednesday in a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech roused the 250,000 people who rallied there decades ago for racial equality. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

From left, former President Jimmy Carter, former President Bill Clinton, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young, first lady Michelle Obama, and President Barack Obama stand for the national anthem during a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 28,2013, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The president was set to lead civil rights pioneers Wednesday in a ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech roused the 250,000 people who rallied there decades ago for racial equality. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

August 28, 2013 - Jack Sullivan, 9, and Cailan Smith, 8, rang a bell and participated in a ceremony, as a crowd gathered outside of city hall on Wednesday, as part of the Let Freedom Ring celebration hosted by Mayor A C Wharton. The event was to mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. (Karen Pulfer Focht/The Commercial Appeal)

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August 28, 2014 - Mikeiah Bowles, 9, watches a band perform while her sisters N'Tyra Bowles, 11, and Cyniah Bowles, 5, embrace during the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington at the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, TN on Wednesday. Tyrone Fields, 33, brought his daughters to the event, "to show them that the dream is still alive and to keep the movement moving forward." The free event was inspired by the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, "I Have A Dream", speech and the people who attended the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 50 years ago on August 28, 1963. (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)

With Trayvon Martin parents, Sybrina Fulton, and Tracy Martin, and Mark Barden, father of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Daniel Barden, Peter Yarrow, left, and Paul Stookey, right, of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, perform at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington where Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

Rev. Joseph Lowery, former president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks at the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr., spoke, Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2013, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

People line the Reflecting Pool as they attend a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Crowds are shown in front of the Washington Monument during the March on Washington for civil rights, August 28, 1963. (AP Photo)

Crowds rally at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Fifty years ago, on the actual anniversary, April 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Martin Luther King, third from right, leads the march on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. It was here that King delivered his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. (AP Photo/files)

The Washington Monument is mirrored in the Reflecting Pool just before sunrise before an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

An aerial view from a helicopter shows the March on Washington at Lincoln Memorial in D.C. on Aug. 28, 1963. Over 250,000 people fighting for pending civil rights laws, such as desegregation, gathered at the Lincoln Memorial after a sign-carrying parade from the Washington Monument grounds. (AP Photo)

The March on Washington in 1963 questioned whether America was fulfilling its promise in regards to jobs and freedom. The top of the Washington Monument and part of a U.S. flag are reflected in the sunglasses of Austin Clinton Brown, 9, of Gainesville, Ga., on Aug. 28, 1963. (AP Photo)

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. acknowledges the crowd at the Lincoln Memorial for his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington, D.C. Aug. 28, 1963. Thursday April 4, 1996 will mark the 28th anniversary of his assassination in Memphis, Tenn. The Washington Monument is in background. (AP Photo/File)

Martin Luther King III makes his way back to his seat after delivering a speech in the very spot where his father, Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech on the National Mall 50 years ago. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post).

Claudia Hanes from Kentucky holds a placard during a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Organizers have planned for about 100,000 people to participate in the event, which is the precursor to the actual anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963, march. It will be led by the Rev. Al Sharpton and King's son Martin Luther King III. On the day of the anniversary, President Barack Obama will speak from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, from which King stood delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Actor Marlon Brando, right, poses with his arm around James Baldwin, author and civil rights leader, in front of the Lincoln statue at the Lincoln Memorial, August 28, 1963, during the March on Washington demonstration ceremonies which followed the mass parade. Posing with them are actors Charlton Heston, left, and Harry Belafonte. (AP Photo)

Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., greets the crowd as he arrives to speak at a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

In this 1963 photo, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. prepares to address an estimated audience of 200,000 from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Holding onto Dr. King's arm is UAW president Walter Reuther. (SHNS photo courtesy of Walter P. Reuther Library)

Dorothy Meekins holds up the national flag with the picture of President Barack Obama as she attends the rally, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013. Organizers have planned for about 100,000 people to participate in the event, which is the precursor to the actual anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963, march. It will be led by the Rev. Al Sharpton and King's son Martin Luther King III. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, gestures during his "I Have a Dream" speech as he addresses thousands of civil rights supporters gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C., Aug. 28, 1963. Actor-singer Sammy Davis Jr. can be seen at extreme right, bottom. (AP Photo)

Sarah Lee of Columbus, Ohio, right, stands next to a Ohio state flag she brought to the rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

A tourist points to the exact location where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., gave his famous 'I Have a Dream' speech, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013, in Washington. President Barack Obama is scheduled to speak next week at a ceremony on the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Eugenia Daniels, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, listens as U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder addresses the crowd at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington on the National Mall in Washington, D.C, Saturdaty, August 24, 2013. "It's very important to me. To be a part of this takes me back to when I started. It's very special," she said. (Andre Chung/MCT)

Rev. Al Sharpton applauds as Myrlie Evers-Willams, widow of Medgar Evers, right, walks to speak at a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

One of the speakers at a rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial is seen through a peace sign on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Rev. John Bailey of Canaan Baptist Church in New Castle, Delaware, gets pumped up during the 50th Anniversary March on Washington rlally on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Saturday, August 24, 2013. The rally drew thousands to commemorate the march that was the defining moment of the Civil Rights era. (Andre Chung/MCT)

Civil rights leader Rev. Joseph Lowery sits in his wheelchair at the base of the steps of the Lincoln Memorial before speaking as Rev. Al Sharpton stands with others above during the 50th anniversary commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National Mall on Saturday, to commemorate King's famous ""I Have a Dream" speech, delivered Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington, and pledging that his dream includes equality for gays, Latinos, the poor and the disabled. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Martin Luther King III, right, hugs Rev. Al Sharpton after speaking during an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. In the background at left are Martin Luther King III's wife Arndrea King and daughter Yolanda (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Civil rights leader Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., walk down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as they celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., Saturday, August 24, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Singer Tony Bennett performs on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C., Saturday, August 24, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

People listen to speakers during the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Saturday, August 24, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Demonstrators march towards the Martin Luther King Junior Memorial during the rally to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, in Washington. Tens of thousands of people marched to commemorate King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech, pledging that his dream includes equality for gays, Latinos, the poor and the disabled. The event was an homage to a generation of activists that endured fire hoses, police abuse and indignities to demand equality for African Americans. But there was a strong theme of unfinished business. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Police officers on horseback keep back the crowd as civic leaders, civil rights leaders and the general crowd prepare to march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2013, during the 50th anniversary commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington. Lining up in the front row are House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King, III, Congressman John Lewis, Bernice King, Arndrea King, Washington City Mayor Vincent C. Gray among others. Fifty years ago on Aug. 28, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Buttons adorn the hat of a marcher at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in Washington D.C., August 24, 2013. (Vera Bergengruen/MCT)

Jeff Rittenhouse, of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who has long been active in the Civil Rights movement, attends the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., Saturday, August 24, 2013. (Andre Chung/MCT)

Yolanda Powell, left, of Baltimore, Maryland, and Vansana Nelson, of Orlando, Florida, met and became rally partners during the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in Washington, D.C., Saturday, August 24, 2013. (Andre Chung/MCT)

People react to speakers during the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Saturday, August 24, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

Thousands of people line the reflecting pool near the Lincoln Memorial while listening to speakers at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech on August 24, 2013, in Washington, DC. (Paul J. Richards, AFP/Getty Images via Newscom)